Your Agenda Insight: Faith in Secularism

Should Canada ban the niqab? Quebec's Bill 94 would ban Canadian women wearing Muslim face veils from receiving services from public institutions. Is this the right path for Canada's secular democracy? Akaash Maharaj on keeping the faith.

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[DarthSchwartz]

canada should ban all religion.

[Rockerman1928]

..."religious expression by informed adults..."

Best oxymoron of the day!

[noobler9]

it's against my religion to give service to people who hide their face~ there, problem solved, no new law required

[Deadmansparty2002]

@arash3589 Well to use the example that is used by many who support the idea of banning the hijab, it's a security reason for banning cotton. In this scenario, cotton doesn't cause cancer, it's not harmful to people and there are no visible facts that this effects anyone, even the people wearing it in any way. But they've decided to ban it anyway for security reasons that can't be backed up by facts.

[Lavitzzz]

This guy doesn't seem to get what the goal of secularism actually is.... The examples he cited are laws removing religious PRIVILEGE.... Freedom of religion also means freedom FROM religion... I can't legally walk into a bank or government facility wearing a balaclava so muslims or whoever else that try to cover their entire face can't either.... This isn't a discrimination against religion, its about enforcing the law equally of every Canadian.

[todanp]

Covering the face is more cultural and less religious. It dates back to tribal culture. Can't use the religion card on this.

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@DarthSchwartz

I like this.

[Forkroute]

@DarthSchwartz amen, it would be a heaven



[Deadmansparty2002]

@Forkroute Democracy and western philosophy (by which I include Western European countries) started long before the 18th century. More than that, even within the 18th century the amount of religious people in politics who helped form the legal basis that the way we live now, while I'm sure they did their best to be secular about it, the obvious influence of their religious beliefs is there.

[Forkroute]

@Deadmansparty2002 What are you talking about? FFS, go open a book about 18 century philosophy of politics.